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The chief executive of the National Hemophilia Foundation, a teenager and a police officer are among five people in this audio presentation who share how the disease affects them. Advances in proactive treatments have decreased the reliance on blood plasma products, but chronic issues such as joint pain remain.

The FDA has cleared Bovie Medical's laparoscopic Saline Enhance Electrosurgical Resection device designed for use in kidney procedures. The device enables surgeons to minimize the use of medical tools in cutting and achieving coagulation.

Bovie Medical filed an application with the FDA seeking premarket approval for its ICON VS electrosurgical generator, which is designed for use with the company's Seal-N-Cut line of vessel-sealing devices. The company also has asked the agency to grant 510(k) clearance for a line of forceps used in closing vessels during surgery and an orthopedic surgical device.